Bergenia cordifolia (common names: Elephant's ears)
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Bergenia cordifolia (aka Elephant's ears)
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Reminders for this plant
Due 5 months ago:
In Xela's garden calendar:
'Divide old or overly large clumps'
Divide clumps February - March
Due 4 months ago:
In Xela's garden calendar:
'Divide'
After flowering remove faded flowerheads and apply a slow-release fertiliser around the plant. Lift and divide large clumps in early spring.
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Comments on Bergenia cordifolia
6 Feb, 2008
i actually found this growing in from next doors garden under a load of brambles, it was just 2 weedy looking stems that i stuck in the ground, and this is the result! mind you i have put endless amounts of soil improver into the soil this year to get everything going quickly - it must have thought that all it's christmases had come at once after being burried under the brambles for so long.
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6 Mar, 2008
they look great Chris, i had mine all out a couple of weeks ago they are all but finished now!
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15 Mar, 2008
Great pic. ! I love this plant, just wished it loved me. I tried to grow it on two different occasions...the results were the same, dead as heck !
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15 Mar, 2008
Sorry yours didn't do well. This plant seems to like our European climate. It's in a partially shaded spot where the soil is quite good because the previous owner had ducks and chickens etc running there.
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12 Apr, 2008
I planted Bergenia last season...can't wait to see them bloom.
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6 May, 2008
We have 3 of these windmils in our garden, they only way to have colur all through the winter!
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8 May, 2008
This is bergenia. They come in a variety of colours. I like your bright pink.
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8 May, 2008
Bergenia - fantastic!
So difficult to work out the name of established plants the were planted long before we had the garden.
Thanks for your help with the name.
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Members' notes...
sun/half shade
division in spring or autumn
well drained soil
sun or partial shade
In Sid's garden
I use this for ground cover and back of the border - evergreen, architectural, pink flowers and autumn colour.
Planted near path in bed next to rockery. It is now 2 years old (March 2008)
Front garden, both beds under windows. Planted Oct 07.
Has been in the garden for many years, and is well established around base of Moss Rock.
A quote from BBC gardening seems to accuratly describe what we have growing here in Finland:
"Naturally found in Siberia, this tough perennial has broad, leathery leaves which make dense ground cover when established especially if grown in a group. Although green in summer, the rounded foliage often becomes tinted purple in winter. Its nodding rosy flowers in early spring are held on knee-high stems."
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Jacque
6 Feb, 2008
Much bigger plant than mine it looks great
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